Stephen Lovatt Movies

1960s, East Coast of New Zealand. Two Māori sheep-shearing families, the Mahanas and the Poatas, are longstanding enemies and commercial rivals....

Genre: Drama

Cast: Temuera Morrison

Jess is a solo mother and reluctant parking warden. Tom is a self-obsessed greetings cards salesman with an addiction to competitions who will do...

Genre: Romance

Cast: Melanie Lynskey

A feisty young petrol station attendant attempts to figure out her place in the world.

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Cast: Sophie Henderson

When a young female scientist discovers that the pharmaceutical company she works for had developed a cure for cancer years earlier, she attempts to...

Genre: Thriller

Cast: Antonia Prebble

Dean is threatening to firebomb his ex-girlfriend's wedding. Mickey is filling the garage with stolen goods - again, and pierced teenage daughter,...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Nicholas Eadie

A domineering but charismatic rancher wages a war of intimidation on his brother's new wife and her teen son, until long-hidden secrets come to light.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch

Munro, a soldier turned lay preacher, comes to New Zealand to minister to the first British colonists, but he is converted by the powerful chief...

Genre: Action

Cast: Guy Pearce

In an inner city loft Belinda(Smuts-Kennedy) lives her dream of being a writer. Across the street is Suzanne (Rutter), a painter who has the success...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Sarah Smuts-Kennedy

This docudrama follows an imaginary news reporter who travels back in time to cover the days leading up to the Treaty of Waitangi's signing on 6...

Genre: History

Cast: George Henare

Based on the true story of Chris Crean, who took a stand against gang violence in his community only to become a target himself.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Pana Hema-Taylor

A lonely woman goes on a date with a disagreeable bachelor and must decide what's more important: compatibility or companionship.

Genre: Romance

Cast: Robyn Malcolm

A scientist in New Zealand has a secret lab where experiments are performed on humans. When he is assassinated, opposing forces rush to his hideaway...

Genre: Thriller

Cast: Greg Wise

Chekhov's famous characters are reimagined with a Kiwi twist and congregate over Zoom. In a direct commentary of our world in lockdown, the...

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Cast: Jennifer Ward-Lealand

Zenon Kar is 15 and lives on a space station which the military has taken over and is dismantling. She receives a mysterious signal and must convince...

Genre: Family

Cast: Kirsten Storms

A big-city director working in advertising discovers a better life in small-town New Zealand.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Katrina Browne

Sabina and Esther's relationship is pushed to breaking point when international exchange student Annie comes to stay.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Mirene Castelltort